AMC'sBreaking Bad notched its first outstanding drama win, while ABC's Modern Family took outstanding comedy series. HBO's Behind the Candelabra won big, taking best miniseries or movie. Star Michael Douglas and director Steven Soderbergh also took home statuettes. Modern Family won outstanding comedy series, though its stars were shut out in the acting categories.

Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie) won the evening's first award, for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, walking off without giving much of a speech. Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield won the comedy writing award for 30 Rock, marking Fey's eighth win. (She has six statuettes for 30 Rock and two for Saturday Night Live). Tony Hale (Veep) nabbed outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series and his Veep costar Julia Louis-Dreyfus won outstanding lead actress in a comedy series.

Modern Family's Gail Mancuso became the second woman ever to win outstanding directing for a comedy series, and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) nabbed outstanding lead actor in a comedy series.

Late Homeland writer Henry Bromell won the Emmy for outstanding writing in a drama series, and Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn won outstanding supporting actress in a drama. In an upset win, Bobby Cannavale nabbed outstanding supporting actor in a drama for Boardwalk Empire. Jeff Daniels took home a win for lead drama actor in The Newsroom.

Netflix notched a win with David Fincher's outstanding drama directing award for House of Cards. The Colbert Report took home wins for outstanding variety series and writing for a variety series. James Cromwell took home a statuette for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie for American Horror Story: Asylum.

Find the nominees below, with winners listed in red and offset with an asterisk.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
HughBonneville,DowntonAbbey
Bryan Cranston, Breaking BadJeff Daniels, The Newsroom*
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
KevinSpacey, House of Cards
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum LauraLinney, The Big C: Hereafter*
HelenMirren, PhilSpector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the LakeSigourneyWeaver, Political Animals

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum*
ZacharyQuinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
ScottBakula, Behind the Candelabra
John Benjamin, The Big C: Hereafter
PeterMullan, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: AsylumImeldaStaunton, The GirlEllenBurstyn, Political Animals*
CharlotteRampling, RestlessAlfreWoodard, Steel Magnolias

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
RichardLaGravenese,Behind the CandelabraAbiMorgan, The Hour*
TomStoppard, Parade's End
DavidMamet, PhilSpector
Gerard Lee and JaneCampion, Top of the Lake

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic SpecialStevenSoderbergh, Behind the Candelabra*
JulianJarrold, The Girl
DavidMamet, PhilSpector
Allison Anders, Ring of Fire
Garth Davis and JaneCampion, Top of the Lake • Part 5

Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesThe Colbert Report*
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Portlandia
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
James Hoskinson, The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jerry Foley, Late Show With David Letterman
Jonathan Krisel, PortlandiaDon Roy King, Saturday Night Live*